Detachable sleeve and armlet therefor.



P. I. NICHOLS. DETACHABLE SLEEVE'AND ARMLE'T THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29.1913.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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DETACHABLE SLEEVE AND ARMLET THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED .IULY 29| I9I3.

l 149,674. Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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PERRY JOHN NICHOLS,

" ,l STATES OFFICE.

OF WALSENBURG, COLORADO, ASSIGNOB. F ONE-SIXTENTH TO W. H. DOYLE AND ON-SIXTEENTH TO HILDING OLSEN, BOTH 0F TELLUBIDE,

COLORADO.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it rknown that I, PERRY J. NI'OHOLS, .citizen of the United States, residing at Walsenburg, in the county of Huerfano and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Sleeves and Armlets Therefor, of which the following is a specification.

' This invention relates to clothing, and particularly to coats, shirts, shirtwaists and like garments, and the s leeves thereof.

In ordinary coats, shirts and shirtwaists, and like garments, the. sleeves are )omed permanently to the coat, shirt 'or waist, and

cannot be changed to suit particular occasions, or the taste and fancy of the wearer.

Une of the objects of my invention is the provision of a coat, shirt, shirtwaist or like garments, provided with a detachable sleeve,

thus permitting a sleeve of rubber, say, o r

like material, to be substituted for an ordinary coat sleeve to suit particular classes of work, or ermit shirt sleeves or shirt-waist sleeves to lbe interchanged either to suit particular occasions or to secure different dress effects.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a sleeve more particularly adapted for shirt-waists so formed that a fancy arm-piece lor cover may be applied to the sleeve with a detachable lining disposed beneath-the arm-piece so as to show therethrough, vthe lining being made interchangeable and the arm-piece or cover being also made interchangeable.

A further object of the invention is to so construct a 'detachable sleeve that it may be readily attached to a coat, shirt or shirtwaist and so that the flap which engages the sleeve 40 will protect the joint between the sleeve and the body of the coat, shirt or shirt-waist and prevent the inlet of rain, dust, and the like at this joint.

A further object of the invention is the A provision of an armlet of pure rubber adaptedto be disposed around the forearm of the wearer so as to close the gap between the wrist of the forearm and to provide a cover therefor which may be readily detached 50 therefrom, as occasion requires.

A further object of the invention is the provision of sleeves which are particularly adapted either for sport or for work, inasmuch as the Wrist end of the sleeve may be closed h'ghtly around the wrist of the Specication of Letters Patent.

DETACHABLE SLEEVE AND ARMLET THEREFOBI.

Patented Aug.10, 1915.

Application led July 29, 1913. Serial No. 781,860.

wearer, thus preventing the ingress of dust, dirt, water, oil, etc.

Other objects will appear in the course o the following description. Y My invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, wherein:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a garment constructed in accordance with my invention, the sleeve being detached from .the coat and the lower portion of the sleeve in section. Fig. 2 is a like view showing another form of my invention, particularly adapted for ready use. Fig. 3 is a view showing the various portions for the sleeve in section. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary elevation of the detachable covering for the 3 designates the sleeve of the garment,`

these sleeves being detached from the coat or ates a other body of the garment'2. The vupper portionof the sleeve 3 has attached thereto a flap 4 which extends partly around the upper end of the sleeve 3 and is preferably stitched thereto. Thisflap 4 is provided with button holes 5 and is of such form as to extend to a point on the shoulder of the coat, or other garment 2.v The coat is provided with a plurality of buttons 6 with which the button holes 5 are adapted to engage. These buttons 6 are so arranged as to define the shoulder of the wearer so that when the flap 4: is buttoned in place, as illustrated on the left-hand side -of Fi 1, the shoulder of the sleeve will properly t the shoulder of the wearer. Preferably these iaps extend up high enough upon the shoulder so as to projectfbeneath the collar and thus prevent rain from getting into-thejoint between the shoulder flap 'and the body of the garment. Y

. As illustrated in Fig. 1 the sleeve 3 may be provided with buttons but preferably with. button holes 8 for the purpose of attaching to the sleeve a rubber armlet'9.

l let is the form of an armlet is adapted to be attached to the buttons on tabs 7 and to extend down over this rubber armlet 9 where the armlet is liable to be exposed to the sun. This cover 10 may be of any other sultable material and preferably is of the same material as the body of the sleeve 3 and forms an extension thereof. When the user 1s working in the house, as for instance 1n plastering, wall scraping, etc., or 1n mines, or in any situation where the rubber armlet will not be subjected to the heat of the sun the cover 10 may be removed. The cover 10 is purely a protector and so forms an extension of the coat sleeve 3. This cover 10 not only protects the rubber from the heat of the sun but also protects the rubber from wear. Preferably, the cover -10 is of soft and flexible material which will permit it to be rolled back upon the wrist and preferably there is disposed between the cover 10 and the armlet 9 a white cuff 10a. Thiscuii3 is disposed beneath the cover and projects slightly below the same. The cuff may be held in position in any suitable manner but as illustrated, is engaged with buttons 10,2

: to the outside coat sleeve, as

disposed upon the inside face of the cover 10. The white cuff 10a when in use will conceal the rubber armlet and will project beyond the coat sleeve if a coat with a. long sleeve be worn, it being understood, of course, that I do not wish to limit myself to a detachable coat sleeve as the sleeve 3 before referred to might be applied to a shirt as well as to a coat and the regular coat sleeve come down over the shirt.

It 4will be understood that where my construction is applied to a coat sleeve the shirt sleeve may extend down to its usual length and the Wristband of the shirt sleeve will be entirely inclosed within the rubber protector when desired, or the shirt sleeve may extend down around the outside of the rubber armlet until it is desired to perform the Work requiring the use of the rubber armlet, when the shirt sleeve may be placed within the armlet, and the armlet buttoned previously stated.

It is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the use of my rubber armlet and cover 10 in connection with coats alone,

as it may be applied to shirts, slickers, overcoats, and like garments. This form of my invention is particularly useful to miners, plasterers, boat-hands, farmers, and like workers, and wherever it is desirable to prevent dirt, water, or other foreign material miam.

from working down inside the coat sleeve or shirt sleeve. It is particularly useful where avocations require the raising of the arms so that rain or dirt will fall into the space betweenthe coat or shirt sleeve and the wrist. It is obvious that this form of the invention may be adapted to various forms of sport, or various forms of work and that it may be made more or less ornamental if desired.

A form of my invention particularly adapted for ladies use is illustrated in Fig. 2. In this form provision is made for providing a more or less ornamental covering to the armlet so that the armlets may be made to conform to any particular costume color scheme and in harmony with the general dress of the wearer, while at the same time providing for a proper protection to the wearer.

Referring now to Figs. 2, 3 and 4, 11 designates a coat, shirtwaist, or like garment, the garment, however, being made preferably with no sleeves. Sleeves, however, may be used with the garment and my extra sleeve applied over the permanent sleeve.

The detachable sleeve is designated generally 12 and is formed at its upper end with a flap 13 which is in all essentials the same as the fiap 4, previously referred to, this flap being preferably provided with buttonholes which engage wlth buttons or like fastening devices 13a on the waist, coat or other garment, these buttons defining the shoulder of the wearer and the iiap 13 extending up over the shoulder.

The body 12 of the detachable sleeve may be made of any suitable material to conform in a general way to the materiall of the waist 11 and preferably this body 12 extends to the wrist of -the wearer and is lined with any suitable material 14.

Just above the elbow of the wearer there is provided a band 15 which surrounds the arm and which is provided with a buckle 16 whereby the bandmay be tightened upon the arm so as to hold the sleeve in place and providev means for preventing the ingress of dirt or dust above the elbow. Below this band 15 and below the elbow of the sleeve the sleeve is provided with the projecting tabs 17 which at one end are preferably sewed to the sleeve and at the other end are provided with buttons 19. Surrounding the forearm of the sleeve is a detachable armlet or armlet lining designated 18 having button-holes at its upper end adapted to be engaged with the buttons 19. Surrounding this lining 18 is an ornamental armlet or cover designated 20 which may be made of lace, chiffon, open work material or any other suitable ornamental material preferably of open work through which the lining 18 will be displayed. This ornamental armlet 20 conforms generally to the shape of the forearm and as illustrated in Fig. 4, is provided. with relatively heavy marginal portions 21 and with reinforcing pieces 22. The reinforcing pieces 22 are provided with button holes to beengaged with the buttons 19 while the relatively heavy marginal portions 21 are formed with button holes- 23 and are adapted to be held together by sleeve buttons of any desired character, either entirely separate from the cover 20 or the sleeve or sewd on the sleeve. The lower portion ofthe sleeve 14 projects beyond the ornamental armlet and cover 20 and its lining and is provided with a band 24 passed through a buckle or like device and adapted to be tightened around the Wrist .of the wearer to a greater or less degree so as to prevent the ingress of dust, water, etc., between the sleeve and the wrist. A. protective wristlet of rubber may also be used beneath the lower end of the sleeve as at 25 gripping the wrist of the wearer tightly and preventing the ingress of dust. In ordinary use, however, the rubber wristlet is not intended to be worn with the ornamental armlet and sleeve shown in Fig. 2,

.as the wristlet would detract nfrom theornamental appearance of the sleeve.

While I yhave illustrated the preferable form of my invention I do not wish to bevv 1. The combination with a sleeve, of a rubber wristlet detachably attached to the lower end thereof, and a detachable cover for said wristlet detachably connected to the sleeve.

2. The combination with a Sleeve, of an i inner armlet detachably secured to the sleeve and an outer armlet of ornamental character detachably attached to the sleeve exterior to the first-named armlet and through which the first-named armlet shows.

` In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PERRY JOHN NICHOLS. [L s.]

Witnesses:

A. S. MCINTmE,

HENRY BLICKHAHN. 

